Asian consumers will also stand to gain from an agreement inked between handset makers and the European Commission (EC) to develop a universal phone charger, since mobile manufacturers will ...

Several companies have signed onto a pledge to work towards a universal phone charging solution based on the micro-USB standard. This was announced by the GSMA at the Mobile World Congress in ...

Trying to find the different mobile chargers for the handsets in your house could be a thing of the past after the IEC, the international standards body for electrotechnology, announced the ...

MEPs and the Council of of the European Union have agreed that mobile phone manufacturers will be obliged to provide a common battery charger throughout Europe as part of a provisional deal on radio ...

A common charger for mobile phones sold in the European Union should be developed in order to reduce waste and hassle for consumers, according to MEPs voting on an update to radio equipment laws this ...

Mike Lin, CEO of Fenix, says his rugged little device “was inspired by mobile phone charging entrepreneurs in Africa,” who typically charge up their batteries at kiosks for a small fee. “Having the ...